Lead Principal Program Manager

Oracle; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 115,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Oracle is expanding its data center footprint and seeks an IC5 Technical Program Manager to own end-to-end delivery from construction start to commissioning and handover to operations.

You will lead cross-functional teams across construction, network, hardware, power/thermal, and procurement, driving standardized processes and executive visibility. This role requires strong communication and program-control skills.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Technical Program Management or similar roles delivering cross-functional programs.
• Strong schedule, dependencies, risk management, and stakeholder alignment.
• Ability to communicate clearly with senior leadership in print and speech.
• Experience in fast-paced, ambiguous environments across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery for data center build and fit-out programs.
• Lead cross-functional teams through requirements, schedules, and change control.
• Drive alignment across Construction, Engineering, Network, and Operations.
• Run program mechanisms: weekly reviews, risk/issue management, dashboards.
• Ensure readiness for handover with runbooks, testing, and ownership transfers.

Skills

Technical program management

Cross-functional leadership

Schedule management

Stakeholder communication

Risk management

Education

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Project governance

Job description

OCI is scaling rapidly, expanding our global data center footprint and accelerating delivery of GPU capacity.

Job Description

OCI is scaling rapidly, expanding our global data center footprint and accelerating delivery of GPU capacity. We are hiring an IC5 Technical Program Manager on a central execution team that owns end-to-end delivery from construction start through commissioning and GPU/cluster handover to operations. In this role, you will lead complex, cross-functional infrastructure programs spanning construction, facilities, network, hardware, power/thermal, security, supply chain, and operations. The TPM will drive discipline, transparency, and speed through standardized mechanisms (templates, playbooks, dashboards), single-source-of-truth schedules anchored to Need-By-Dates (NBD), SLA-based execution, and end-to-end risk visibility across all workstreams and regions. This role partners daily with Construction, Network Design, Data Hall Design, Procurement/HOM, Fitout, Energization, Ingestion, Validation, and regional build teams to ensure programs launch with no gaps, risks are surfaced early, blockers are removed quickly, and leadership has clear visibility into status and decisions.

What You’ll Do

• Own end-to-end delivery for data center build and fit-out programs, from construction execution through readiness, commissioning, and GPU infrastructure handover.
• Lead cross-functional teams through requirements, integrated schedule, milestone management, dependency tracking, and change control.
• Drive alignment across Construction, Engineering, Network, Hardware/GPU, Facilities, Security, Capacity, Supply Chain/Procurement, and Operations.
• Establish and run program mechanisms: weekly execution reviews, risk/issue management, decision logs, action tracking, launch/readiness gates, and executive reporting.
• Manage critical-path planning and unblock constraints (e.g., long-lead materials, commissioning readiness, design changes, site constraints, vendor performance).
• Ensure operational readiness for handover: documentation, runbooks, acceptance criteria, testing/validation, and clear ownership transitions.
• Provide clear, timely communication to senior leadership on status, risks, tradeoffs, and recommended options—especially when timelines or scope are at risk.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Lead large, ambiguous, global infrastructure programs and break them into durable plans with measurable milestones and clear owners.
• Build and maintain integrated end-to-end schedules that connect construction progress to commissioning and GPU/cluster readiness.
• Identify risks early (schedule, capacity, supply chain, vendor, technical readiness) and drive mitigations to closure.
• Drive cross-team execution across time zones; influence without authority and align teams on priorities and tradeoffs.
• Implement scalable delivery mechanisms (templates, checklists, gating criteria, dashboards) to increase execution speed and consistency across regions.
• Coordinate internal and external stakeholders, including vendors and domain experts, to deliver on commitments.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Technical Program Management, Infrastructure Program Management, Construction Program Management, or similar roles delivering complex cross-functional programs.
• Demonstrated experience running end-to-end execution with strong rigor in schedule, dependencies, risk management, and stakeholder alignment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership, with crisp written and verbal updates.
• Proven track record operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and driving outcomes across multiple teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering data center / hyperscale / mission-critical infrastructure programs (construction execution through commissioning/handover).
• Familiarity with GPU/compute infrastructure readiness concepts (power/thermal constraints, rack/row readiness, network bring-up, burn-in/testing, acceptance gates).
• Experience with global programs across multiple regions, vendors, and time zones.
• Strong program controls experience (critical path management, change control, readiness gating, vendor coordination).
• Exposure to capex governance/budget tracking and procurement processes (PR/PO).
• Advanced degree preferred (Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Finance, or equivalent experience).

Qualifications

Disclaimer: Certain U.S. based or U.S. customer or client-facing roles may be required to comply with applicable requirements, such as immunization/occupational health mandates, and/or drug testing requirements.

Range and benefit information provided in this posting are specific to the stated locations only

US: Hiring Range in USD from: $114,600 - $234,600 per year. May be eligible for bonus, equity, and compensation deferral. Oracle maintains broad salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions and locations, as well as reflect Oracle's differing products, industries and lines of business. Candidates are typically placed into the range based on the preceding factors as well as internal peer equity.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including expert medical opinion
• Short term disability and long term disability
• Life insurance and AD&DD
• Supplemental life insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
• Health care and dependent care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Pre-tax commuter and parking benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan with company match
• Paid time off: Flexible Vacation is provided to all eligible employees assigned to a salaried (non-overtime eligible) position. Accrued Vacation is provided to all other employees eligible for vacation benefits. For employees working at least 35 hours per week, the vacation accrual rate is 13 days annually for the first three years of employment and 18 days annually for subsequent years of employment. Vacation accrual is prorated for employees working between 20 and 34 hours per week. Employees working fewer than 20 hours per week are not eligible for vacation.
• 11 paid holidays
• Paid sick leave: 72 hours of paid sick leave upon date of hire. Refreshes each calendar year. Unused balance will carry over each year up to a maximum cap of 112 hours.
• Paid parental leave
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Financial planning and group legal
• Voluntary benefits including auto, homeowner and pet insurance

The role will generally accept applications for at least three calendar days from the posting date or as long as the job remains posted.

Career Level - IC5

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